title: Sodium magnesium amidoborane: the first mixed-metal amidoborane.
abstract: The first example of a mixed-metal amidoborane Na(2)Mg(NH(2)BH(3))(4) has been successfully synthesized. It forms an ordered arrangement in cation coordinations, i.e., Mg(2+) bonds solely to N(-) and Na(+) coordinates only with BH(3). Compared to ammonia borane and monometallic amidoboranes, Na(2)Mg(NH(2)BH(3))(4) can release 8.4 wt% pure hydrogen with significantly less toxic gases.
authors.affiliation: NIST Center for Neutron Research, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-6102, USA. huiwu@nist.gov
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Frederick E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Pinkerton
authors.forename: Martin S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Qingrong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Srinivas
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gadipelli
authors.forename: Terrence J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Udovic
authors.forename: Taner
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Rush